Donald Trump Jr. came right out and said it. Of course, there is absolutely nothing wrong with what he said. After all, he was plainly describing another man’s orientation and labeling it exactly what it is, though many may disagree with this. Video of the incident is being viewed over and over, and the media is making a frenzy of what could be another Trump’ism moment. Who is the man that Trump Jr. called “gay”. None other than Pete Buttigieg.
As per Newsweek, Donald Trump Jr. has been accused of spreading “unvarnished homophobia” after describing U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg as “the gay guy.” He also suggested he was only appointed to the post because of his sexuality.
The former president’s son made the comments on Wednesday, on the right-wing Newsmax network. He was discussing his father’s visit to East Palestine, the Ohio town where a train carrying toxic chemicals recently derailed – and incidentally, this isn’t the only train that has derailed in recent months. In addition, a movie called White Noise starring Adam Driver that was released a while back contained this exact scenario…
Criticizing Buttigieg’s response to the disaster, Trump Jr. said: “There’s not even the expectation of these guys doing their jobs.
“Peter has no business in that position, but he’s the guy who had no business running for president. But they let him do that because he was gay and they check off a box and then he didn’t win, but, well, he’s the gay guy, so ‘we’ve got to give him something, let’s make him Transportation Secretary.’
“What does he know about it?” Trump Jr. said. “Nothing. His failure, after failure, after failure are truly affecting the American people.”
"He's the gay guy, so we gotta give him something, let's make him Transportation Secretary" — unvarnished homophobia from Donald Trump Jr on Newsmax pic.twitter.com/L4VuGQANi8
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 23, 2023